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The Amazing Spider-Man is a 1990 side-scrolling action game for the Game Boy, developed by Rare and published by LJN in North America. Spider-Man’s villains have kidnapped Mary Jane, and he fights through city stages ending in boss battles against Mysterio, Hobgoblin, Scorpion, Rhino, Doctor Octopus, and Venom. Web-swinging and web shots draw from a limited web meter refilled by vials.

How To Play The Amazing Spider-Man

Control Action
D-Pad Left / Right Walk
A Jump; press again at the peak for a double jump
A (after double jump) Web-swing (drains web meter)
B Punch
D-Pad Down + B Low side kick while crouching
B (in air) Flying side kick
D-Pad Up + B (standing still) Shoot a web glob (uses web meter)
D-Pad Up / Down (building stages) Climb the wall
START Pause / skip intermission

About The Amazing Spider-Man

Release date NA: July 1990
EU: 1990
Developer Rare
Publisher LJN (NA); Nintendo (EU)
Platform Game Boy
Genre Action / beat ’em up / platform
Series Spider-Man
Modes Single-player

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Sheldon has spent over a decade immersed in retro gaming, from NES classics to arcade gems. He's deeply passionate about preserving gaming history and helping others rediscover these timeless titles. When he's not gaming, Shaun writes about the evolution of video games and their cultural impact.